diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
index 8651134..56cf9b6 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/DrupalKernel.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ParameterBag\ParameterBag;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Dumper\PhpDumper;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel;
+use Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerInterface;
 
 /**
  * The DrupalKernel class is the core of Drupal itself.
@@ -134,6 +135,21 @@ public function __construct($environment, $debug, ClassLoader $class_loader, $al
   }
 
   /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function serialize() {
+    return serialize(array($this->environment, $this->debug, $this->classLoader, $this->allowDumping));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function unserialize($data) {
+    list($environment, $debug, $class_loader, $allow_dumping) = unserialize($data);
+    $this->__construct($environment, $debug, $class_loader, $allow_dumping);
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Overrides Kernel::init().
    */
   public function init() {
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
index 521e1ac..032d621 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ public function __construct($operation, AliasManagerInterface $path_alias_manage
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, array $entity_info, $operation = NULL) {
     return new static(
       $operation,
       $container->get('path.alias_manager.cached')
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/DrupalKernel/DrupalKernelTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/DrupalKernel/DrupalKernelTest.php
index 2b90e18..61915d6 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/DrupalKernel/DrupalKernelTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/DrupalKernel/DrupalKernelTest.php
@@ -113,4 +113,21 @@ function testCompileDIC() {
     $modules = $container->getParameter('container.modules');
     $this->assertEqual($modules['bundle_test'], drupal_get_filename('module', 'bundle_test'));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests kernel serialization/unserialization.
+   */
+  public function testSerialization() {
+    $classloader = drupal_classloader();
+    // @todo: write a memory based storage backend for testing.
+    $module_enabled = array(
+      'system' => 'system',
+      'user' => 'user',
+    );
+    $kernel = new DrupalKernel('testing', FALSE, $classloader);
+
+    $string = serialize($kernel);
+    $unserialized_kernel = unserialize($string);
+    $this->assertTrue($unserialized_kernel instanceof DrupalKernel);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php
index 1c92682..56bc02a 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewAddFormController.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public function __construct($operation, ViewsPluginManager $wizard_manager) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, array $entity_info, $operation = NULL) {
     return new static(
       $operation,
       $container->get('plugin.manager.views.wizard')
diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
index 8d0ed29..b35ee01 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewEditFormController.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function __construct($operation, TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory, Re
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, array $entity_info, $operation = NULL) {
     return new static(
       $operation,
       $container->get('user.tempstore'),
diff --git a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php
index 26a2c02..b18c471 100644
--- a/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/views_ui/lib/Drupal/views_ui/ViewPreviewFormController.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ public function __construct($operation, TempStoreFactory $temp_store_factory) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Implements \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityControllerInterface::createInstance().
+   * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, $operation = NULL) {
+  public static function createInstance(ContainerInterface $container, $entity_type, array $entity_info, $operation = NULL) {
     return new static(
       $operation,
       $container->get('user.tempstore')